Leadership candidates Steven Miles and David Crisafulli will spend the final week of the Queensland election campaign traveling around the state. Voters will go to the polls on Saturday. Polls suggest the state is facing a change of government, although Mr Miles has gained ground on his rival as preferred premier.
The federal government has reversed its decision to exclude broader questions on gender and sexuality from the 2026 census, Anthony Albanese said. The move came amid a wave of outrage over an earlier decision not to include a previously promised question in the upcoming census.
Two western suburban students were hospitalized after eating gummy candies suspected of being laced with THC, prompting police to issue a warning not to consume them.
A Labour MP has sharply criticised the Catholic Church's handling of child sexual abuse, pointing out that dozens of suspected perpetrators have been reported to police in the Archdiocese of Perth over the past five years.